The Sbl Handbook of Style: For Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical & Early Christian Studies

by Alexander, Patrick H.

• ISBN13: 9781565634879
• ISBN10: 156563487X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature

Summary

""The SBL Handbook of Style" is an astonishing book, a true 'one-stop' reference for authors preparing manuscripts in biblical studies and related fields. It covers an amazing range of topics, from what every literate scholar should know (but may not) to what only the most erudite expert in an obscure sub-field of the discipline would be likely to know. Do you need to know how to cite an internet publication? Whose job it is to prepare the index and secure permissions? How to alphabetize Abraham ibn Ezra (and why)? What the abbreviation "AAeg" stands for? It's all here. This volume should substantially reduce the incidence of tears and tantrums that so often beset the process of manuscript preparation. Before long biblical scholars will wonder how we ever got along without this indispensable reference work. Every graduate program should make "The SBL Handbook of Style" a required text."
-Carol A. Newsom, Professor of Old Testament, Emory University

" . . . A major service for the community of biblical scholars. This comprehensive but handy stylesheet, buil

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Introduction: Using This Handbook	1	(1)
Responsibilities of an Editor	2	(3)
Book Style Sheet	2	(1)
The SBL Handbook of Style	2	(1)
Other Authorities	3	(2)
Biblical Names and Terms	3	(1)
Nonbiblical Ancient Near Eastern Names	3	(1)
Names of Deceased Persons	3	(1)
Place Names	4	(1)
Other Words	4	(1)
Responsibilities of an Author	5	(7)
Before Submitting a Book Manuscript	5	(3)
Preliminary Technical Matters	5	(1)
Nonroman Fonts	6	(1)
Block Quotations	6	(1)
Indenting Paragraphs	6	(1)
Notes	6	(1)
Hyphens and Dashes	6	(1)
Els and Ones, Ohs and Zeros	7	(1)
Special Characters	7	(1)
Global Changes	7	(1)
Spell-Checking	7	(1)
Spaces after Punctuation	7	(1)
Adherence to Style	7	(1)
Verification of Quotations and Facts	8	(1)
Permissions and ``Fair Use''	8	(1)
Submitting a Manuscript	8	(2)
An Electronic Manuscript	9	(1)
Division into Files	9	(1)
Formatting	9	(1)
A Paper Manuscript	9	(1)
Backup Copies	10	(1)
Photos and Illustrations	10	(1)
After Submitting a Manuscript	10	(2)
Revisions	10	(1)
Proofreading	10	(1)
Indexing	11	(1)
General Style	12	(13)
Punctuation	13	(2)
Commas	13	(1)
Commas in Series	13	(1)
Commas in Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses	13	(1)
Parenthetic Commas	13	(1)
Quotation Marks	14	(1)
Ellipsis Points	14	(1)
Final Punctuation for Block Quotations	15	(1)
Numbers	15	(2)
Arabic Numbers	15	(1)
Commas in Numbers	16	(1)
Inclusive Numbers: Pages in Modern Publications, Quantities, etc.	16	(1)
Inclusive Numbers: Ancient Writings, Dates	16	(1)
Bias-Free Language	17	(1)
Expressions Requiring Special Treatment	17	(8)
Spelling	18	(1)
Open, Hyphenated, and Closed Compounds	18	(1)
Capitalization (Other than Titles of Works)	19	(1)
Italics	19	(1)
Designations for the Bible	19	(1)
Titles of Nonbiblical Texts from the Ancient Near East	20	(1)
Nouns Referring to God	20	(1)
Pronouns Referring to God	21	(1)
Ancient Persons	21	(1)
Other Personal Names	21	(1)
Ancient Places	21	(1)
Other Geographical Terms and Names	22	(1)
Events and Concepts	22	(1)
Words in Foreign Languages	22	(1)
Dates	23	(1)
Liturgical Days and Seasons	23	(1)
Liturgical Texts	23	(1)
Alphabetized Lists	24	(1)
Index Headings	24	(1)
Transliterating and Transcribing Ancient Texts	25	(7)
Hebrew	25	(4)
Academic Style	26	(1)
Consonants	26	(1)
Vowels	26	(1)
Stems (Binyanim)	27	(1)
Notes	27	(1)
General-Purpose Style	28	(1)
Consonants	28	(1)
Vowels	28	(1)
Stems (Binyanim)	28	(1)
Notes	28	(1)
Aramaic	29	(1)
Greek	29	(1)
Coptic	30	(1)
Akkadian	30	(1)
Egyptian	30	(1)
Ugaritic	31	(1)
Other Ancient Languages	31	(1)
Transcribing Ancient Texts	31	(1)
Symbols	31	(1)
Abbreviations	31	(1)
Indexes and Bibliographies	32	(6)
Capitalization of Index Headings	32	(1)
Sorting Primary-Text References	32	(1)
Alphabetizing	33	(1)
Names with Particles	34	(2)
Capitalization	34	(1)
Alphabetization	35	(1)
Examples	35	(1)
Compound Surnames	36	(1)
Sorting Multiple Books by a Single Author	37	(1)
Notes and Bibliographies	38	(30)
Rules	40	(6)
Sequence of Information	40	(1)
Author or Editor	40	(1)
Title	41	(1)
Punctuation	41	(1)
Format	41	(1)
Capitalization of Titles in English	41	(1)
Capitalization of Titles Not in English	41	(1)
Series and Multivolume Works	41	(1)
Primary Sources	42	(1)
French Titles	42	(1)
Latin Titles	43	(1)
Titles in Nonroman Alphabets	44	(1)
Publication Information	45	(1)
Names of Presses	45	(1)
Place of Publication	45	(1)
Translating Foreign-Language Publication Information	45	(1)
Page Numbers	46	(1)
General Examples	46	(9)
A Book by a Single Author	46	(1)
A Book by Two or Three Authors	46	(1)
A Book by More than Three Authors	46	(1)
A Translated Volume	46	(1)
The Full History of a Translated Volume	47	(1)
A Book with One Editor	47	(1)
A Book with Two or Three Editor	47	(1)
A Book with More than Three Editors	47	(1)
A Book with Both Author and Editor	48	(1)
A Book with Author, Editor, and Translator	48	(1)
A Title in a Modern Work Citing a Nonroman Alphabet	48	(1)
An Article in an Edited Volume	48	(1)
An Article in a Festschrift	48	(1)
An Introduction, Preface, or Foreword Written by Someone other than the Author	49	(1)
A Revised Edition	49	(1)
A Recent Reprint Title	49	(1)
A Reprint Title in the Public Domain	49	(1)
A Forthcoming Book	50	(1)
A Multivolume Work	50	(1)
A Titled Volume in a Multivolume, Edited Work	50	(1)
A Chapter within a Titled Volume in a Multivolume Edited Work	50	(1)
A Work in a Series	51	(1)
A Journal Article	51	(1)
A Journal Article with Multiple Page Locations and Volumes	51	(1)
A Journal Article Republished in a Collected Volume	52	(1)
A Book Review	52	(1)
An Unpublished Dissertation or Thesis	53	(1)
An Article in an Encyclopedia or a Dictionary	53	(1)
An Article in a Lexicon or a Theological Dictionary	53	(1)
A Paper Presented at a Professional Society	54	(1)
An Article in a Magazine	54	(1)
Special Examples	55	(9)
Texts from the Ancient Near East	55	(1)
Citing ANET	55	(1)
Citing COS	55	(1)
Citing Other Texts	55	(2)
Loeb Classical Library (Greek and Latin)	57	(1)
Papyri, Ostraca and Epigraphica	58	(1)
Papyri and Ostraca in General	58	(1)
Epigraphica	58	(1)
Greek Magical Papyri	59	(1)
Ancient Epistles and Homilies	59	(1)
ANF and NPNF, First and Second Series	60	(1)
J.-P. Migne's Patrologia latina and Patrologia graeca	60	(1)
Strack-Billerbeck, Kommentar zum Neuen Testament	61	(1)
Aufstieg und Niedergang der romischen Welt (ANRW)	61	(1)
Bible Commentaries	61	(1)
A Multivolume Commentary	62	(1)
SBL Seminar Papers	62	(1)
A CD-ROM Reference (with a Corresponding Print Edition)	63	(1)
An Internet Publication with a Print Counterpart	63	(1)
An Internet Publication without a Print Counterpart	63	(1)
Author-Date Citations	64	(4)
A Book by a Single Author	64	(1)
A Book by Two or Three Authors	65	(1)
A Translated Volume	65	(1)
An Edited Volume	65	(1)
An Article in a Festschrift	65	(1)
A Reprint Title	65	(1)
A Titled Volume in a Multivolume Work	65	(1)
A Chapter within a Titled Volume in a Multivolume Work	66	(1)
A Work in a Series	66	(1)
A Journal Article	66	(1)
An Article in an Encyclopedia or a Dictionary	66	(1)
An Article in a Lexicon or a Theological Dictionary	66	(1)
A Paper Presented at a Professional Society	66	(1)
Loeb Classical Library (Greek and Latin)	67	(1)
Abbreviations	68	(85)
General Abbreviations	69	(2)
State Abbreviations	69	(1)
Eras	69	(1)
Technical Abbreviations	69	(2)
Bible Texts, Versions Etc.	71	(2)
Primary Sources: Ancient Texts	73	(16)
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament	73	(1)
New Testament	74	(1)
Apocrypha and Septuagint	74	(1)
Old Testament Pseudepigrapha	74	(1)
Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Texts	75	(3)
Philo	78	(1)
Josephus	79	(1)
Mishnah, Talmud, and Related Literature	79	(1)
Targumic Texts	80	(1)
Other Rabbinic Works	81	(1)
Apostolic Fathers	81	(1)
Nag Hammadi Codices	82	(1)
New Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha	83	(1)
Classical and Ancient Christian Writings	84	(3)
Latin Names of Biblical Books	87	(2)
Papyri, Ostraca, Epigraphical Citations, Etc.	89	(1)
Ancient Near Eastern Texts	89	(1)
Secondary Sources: Journals, Periodicals, Major Reference Works, and Series	89	(64)
Alphabetized by Source	89	(32)
Alphabetized by Abbreviations	121	(32)
Appendix A: Capitalization and Spelling Examples	153	(12)
Appendix B: Ancient Near Eastern Dates and Periods	165	(2)
Appendix C: Ezra Traditions	167	(1)
Appendix D: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Canons	168	(4)
D.1 The Jewish Canon	168	(1)
D.2 The Roman Catholic Canon	169	(1)
D.3 The Eastern Orthodox Canon	170	(1)
D.4 The Protestant Canon	171	(1)
Appendix E: English/Hebrew/Greek Versification Compared	172	(4)
Appendix F: Texts from the Judean Desert	176	(58)
Appendix G: Concordance of Ugaritic Texts	234	(3)
Appendix H: Greek and Latin Works and Their Abbreviations	237	(27)
Appendix I: Hebrew and Greek Numbers	264	(1)
Appendix J: Editing and Proofreading Marks	265	(2)
Index	267